Ancient environmental protection laws were very strict: cutting trees in the Western Zhou Dynasty would be "unforgivable"

Plastic bags have become one of the indispensable daily necessities for modern people. Every time you go to the supermarket or vegetable market, there are few people who don't use plastic bags. The ancients went shopping with things that were easy to decompose and deal with, such as bamboo baskets and straw. They went to the market to buy fish, carried a straw, and then put it under the gills of the fish to carry it back. This method was common in the 1980s, and now it can be seen occasionally in some remote places. In addition to using straw, the ancients also used lotus leaves to wrap things. "Jiankang ordered Kong Huan to eat wheat crumbs and wrap them in lotus leaves, so that he could get tens of thousands of parcels for soldiers in one night." This passage in a brief account of the Three Kingdoms records the use of lotus leaves in the battlefield during the Three Kingdoms period, which is obviously convenient and quick. In today's increasingly prominent environmental problems, although this practice is very rustic, it should be very original. Lotus leaves are thrown on the ground after use, and can be integrated into the land in a short time.

There were also quite a number of environmental protection laws issued in ancient times. "Don't damage the house, fill the well, cut down the trees or move the six animals. Those who are inferior to orders will die without mercy." The Western Zhou Dynasty's "falongling" should be the earliest law on environmental protection in ancient China, and the most serious one should be sentenced to death. There are also laws on domestic waste. "The method of Yin, who abandoned the ashes in the Tao, cut off his hand." During the Warring States period, people who littered on the streets would be severely punished by breaking their hands. The record in Han Feizi neichu Shuo is embarrassing. Confucius didn't think this punishment was too cruel. "It's also the way to know how to govern. If a man abandons his ashes in the street, he will cover others. If he covers others, he will be angry. If he is angry, he will fight. If he fights, he will injure the three tribes. Although the punishment is used, it is also useful. Moreover, if the father punishes him severely, he will not abandon his ashes for what he has done, and he will not abandon his ashes for what he has done easily, so that he can do what he has done easily without leaving him for what he has done Confucius believed that this is the way of governance and should be done. In addition to the promulgation of laws and regulations to protect the city's sanitation, there were also sanitation workers specialized in cleaning in ancient times. In ancient times, sanitation workers called it "tiaolang's", which means washing in ancient times. "When the king goes in and out, there are eight people, six for the Duke, four for the Hou and Bo, and two for the male and the son."

In the Tang Dynasty, the management of daily life garbage was more standardized and strict, "the one who goes through the wall and produces the pollution, never mind the one who comes out of the water.". The Chief Secretary can not help but be guilty of the same crime. Shuyi said: it has the ability to pierce holes and walls to produce filthy things in streets and alleys. Straight out of the water, innocent, the main division can not help but, with the same crime. It is said that under the "invasion of alleys and streets", the Chief Secretary merges the prohibition, and he can't help sitting with the prisoners. " This section of the Tang law not only stipulates that litters should be punished, but also the relevant management should be punished and warned.

From the above, the ancients' concept of environmental protection is not much worse than that of modern people. In some aspects, it is more original and worthy of our reference.

Compared with modern people, the environmental protection concept of the ancients is not so bad. In some aspects, it is more original and worth learning.